‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
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Is it me or the headline is worded strangely?
32 0 ReplyI think it might be the word "named" instead of "identified." That and the two "as"
appositive phrasesprepositional phrases in a row.30 0 ReplyRight, it makes sense to me now. The double "as" was definitely confusing, but "identified" instead of "named" immediately made the sentence clear. Thanks.
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It's only weird when you don't know anybody called "US army reservist" but it's a fairly common name around here
-US Coast Guard war criminal
26 0 Replyyeah its very weird
"as the death toll reaches 22 people, the suspect was found out to be a US army reservist"
16 0 ReplyThey probably want to front load the headline with the most salient development, namely the identity of the shooter.
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It's because it's an update to ongoing reporting
4 0 ReplyIt's a reference to this Onion article that gets updated with a new date and location every time this happens.
The Onion didn't get theirs listed until 8 hours after OP though, which is why I'm assuming they just didn't link the article.
4 0 ReplyI was actually refering to the headline in the picture but yeah this is an interesting piece of information too, I know the post's title was sarcastic but didn't know it was such a thoughtful joke haha
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